Wise Men white, 13 Angela Tripi in terracotta

White wise men statue, 13 Angela Tripi made of terracotta.
After the long journey, the Wise Men has finally arrived to Our Savior gives him a gift. Regardless of his exhaustion due to his long journey, his eyes look at Our Savior with joy and wander. All of the nativity scene statues are hand made of terracotta and cloth with careful attention. Angela Tripi is a world renowned artist, known for her one of kind works with rich details, charisma and expression. A very important peculiarity is that the statues of Angela Tripi have completely formed bodies. Normally, terracotta statues of the traditional nativity scene, for example the Neapolitan one, are built starting from a skeleton covered with fabrics to which the head, hands and feet are applied.Instead, the statues of Tripi have complete terracotta bodies "dressed" in cloth.In her works, the artist tells a story: each statue is depicted at a specific moment in their life, telling us a before and after of the moment.Details such as tense muscles, tendons, expression lines and hands (open and with well-defined fingers) emerge clearly.Angela Tripi succeeds in giving each statue an amazing realism, never before seen and unrepeatable: her figurines will never be equal to each other, rending each one unique. The statue is adapted for a 13 cm scene.